Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was in Dublin watching it at my parents' house and, as a result due to time zones, Neil Armstrong didn't put his foot on the moon until the early hours of the morning of the 21st July. I had to be in work in my summer job at George Webb's Antiquarian Bookshop beside the Liffey a few hours later, but everyone else at the shop was looking equally haggard having been up all night too. Douglas On 20/07/2019 16:52, Howard Cummer via LUG wrote: > Morning Luggers, > > First here is the moon from last night, taken with the Fuji XH1 and the > 100 - 400 zoom, cropped to about 1/3 in LR: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/DSCF4428.jpg.html > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/DSCF4428.jpg.html> > > I was in Heraklion Crete on June 20, 1969 in Lion Square at 11pm local > time along with thousands of others. We stared > up at the moon while listening on loud speakers to the chatter between > Control at Houston and the > Moon lander. The photos and negatives of that evening can?t be located > sadly. > > But here I am, days before, at the Palace of Knossos, just outside > Heraklion. I remember the sandals were very uncomfortable. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/DSCA3966.jpg.html > > The second picture makes me wax philosophical. Wish I could have that body > again - with my current assets and wisdom learned over 76 years of living. > > Please view large if you like. C&C always welcome. > > Howard on Pender (marvelling at the passage of time) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information